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CVE-2023-6857

Date: December 19, 2023

When resolving a symlink, a race may occur where the buffer passed to `readlink` may actually be smaller than necessary. *This bug only affects Firefox on Unix-based operating systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.

Language: C++

Severity Score

5.3

Related Resources (12)

Url: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6857

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582

Url: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1796023

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6857

Url: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/

Url: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-6857

Severity Score

5.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-362

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

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CVE-2023-6857

Date: December 19, 2023

Language: C++

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Related Resources (12)

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CVSS v3.1

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